Massive DIY music controller
Built for use with Ableton Live, the “Ambassador” controller board is one beast of an interface complete with trackball! Finished Ambassador pics [via]
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USB gamepad turned loop controller
Hmm, you’ll want to check which switches seem unresponsive before you jump into the enclosure design process. Otherwise – fun mod if you use Ableton Live. Gamepads can be procured quite cheaply. (Thanks, Johan!) – Link Related: Portable consoles as musical instruments… – Link MIDI ControlBox – Link
Sensor squids in the news
Our very own Becky Stern was in the news yesterday, in the ASU State Press, talking about Archie, the sensor squid, a project of ASU’s Reflective Living Group in the Arts and Media Engineering program: The way the squid is set up makes it ideal for group collaboration, Stern added. In most office or research […]
Very small midi controller
From the MAKE Flickr pool Member Recotana may have built the smallest MIDI input device ever. It uses a PIC12F675 chip, a few basic components, and single switch to register input. He plans to use it in conjunction with a heartbeat sensor – cool! This could come in handy for quite a few project ideas. […]
Analog meter clock
There seems to be a lot of people interfacing analog meters with their micro controllers. It’s a relatively easy project to complete, and it always looks cool. Here is a nice looking analog clock from Silent Q that is made with 3 individual meters and powered by an Arduino. – Link Related: The Net Data […]
How to monitor your gas meter
Poul-Henning Kamp wants to track his natural gas usage. He knows that his meter has an impulse output port, but it is hidden inside the sealed meter. I know this wouldn’t stop a lot of our readers from figuring out how to use it, but he has a very clever, non-obtrusive solution, to the problem. […]
